Susannah Halbert

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Halbert was born about 1814, in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States, her father, James Ira Halbert, was 37 and her mother, Frances Pepper, was 33. She married William Jackson Allen on 26 March 1835, in Crawford, Missouri, United States. She died about 1855, in Crawford, Missouri, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Missouri, United States.

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William Jackson Allen
1810–
Susannah Halbert
1814–1855
Marriage: 26 March 1835

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    World Events (6)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (mainly Glasgow): probably a variant of Hulbert . Black suggests that the name derives from halberd, halbert, the medieval weapon, but there is no clear evidence for this.

    French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Halberht, composed of the elements hal ‘hidden, mysterious’ and berht ‘bright’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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